Breathing maneuvers for all available tests
Operator’s Manual V1.1 • EasyOne Air • EasyOne Connect
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Breathing maneuvers for all available tests
8.1
About breathing maneuvers for all available tests
The overall process of performing spirometry is the same for all spirometry
tests. The tests differ in the breathing maneuver that the patient must
perform.
8.2
Performing the breathing maneuver for the FVC test
The forced expiratory vital capacity test is the most commonly used
spirometry test. During the breathing maneuver, the patient must exhale with
a forceful, maximum effort.
1
Tell the patient to breathe at rest.
2
Tell the patient to fill the lungs completely.
3
Tell the patient to take the
EasyOne Flow Tube
into the mouth and to seal
the lips around the
EasyOne Flow Tube
.
The patient must not block the opening with the tongue or teeth or bite
down excessively on the
EasyOne Flow Tube
.
4
Tell the patient to exhale as hard and as fast as possible and to continue
blowing out until the lungs are completely empty.
5
Tell the patient to take the
EasyOne Flow Tube
out of the mouth and to
breathe normally again.
If the trial is acceptable, the green quality message is displayed.
If the trial is not acceptable, a yellow or red quality message is
displayed suggesting how to improve the breathing maneuver.
